ASA taking over Freedom flying

[79%N1]

Where has this ever been said officially? I have seen nothing except hiring slow down to a trickle to cover attrition and upgrade classes cancelled!

 

[ParrotheadGTI]

well I'm gonna try to be positive here and hope that it stays.. could be the first signs of Delta getting rid of Mesa... guess we'll see.. but I'm hoping for the best

 

[JoeMerchant]

Go to DL Net...Network Planning....Schedule development....

DL/DC bulletin 174A shows us in MCO for May....Then bulletin 174B shows us back out of MCO for June....Looks like this is just for one month....

Also lots of cut routes for both mainline and DCI.....Among them ATL-ACY,FSD,SCE,TOL,GRB.....

 

[TOOL CRIB]

Go to DL Net...Network Planning....Schedule development....

DL/DC bulletin 174A shows us in MCO for May....Then bulletin 174B shows us back out of MCO for June....Looks like this is just for one month....

Also lots of cut routes for both mainline and DCI.....Among them ATL-ACY,FSD,SCE,TOL,GRB.....

Not quite. Those bulletins aren't listing all the flying being done. They are only listing changes to the previous month's schedule. All station managers get the bulletin and look for their station, then adjust their flights accordingly. No ASA MCO flying in the June bulletin = no changes in the ASA MCO flying for June, meaning we will still be there status quo... at least until the next bulletin comes out!

 

[SiuDude]

Not quite. Those bulletins aren't listing all the flying being done. They are only listing changes to the previous month's schedule. All station managers get the bulletin and look for their station, then adjust their flights accordingly. No ASA MCO flying in the June bulletin = no changes in the ASA MCO flying for June, meaning we will still be there status quo... at least until the next bulletin comes out!

Not quite. If you look at the May bulletin, every one of those routes has a termination date that's either in May or in June. Those routes go to back to F8 on the termination date unless you see "discontinued" in the comments. However, that will probably not stand. Delta will probably change the June flying to ASA by mid-April.

 

[buscap]

well I'm gonna try to be positive here and hope that it stays.. could be the first signs of Delta getting rid of Mesa... guess we'll see.. but I'm hoping for the best

You are a bedpan my friend. Mesa pilots are ALPA pilots. You should be hoping for the demise of Non-Union DCI carrriers such as Skywest.

 

[ParrotheadGTI]

You are a bedpan my friend. Mesa pilots are ALPA pilots. You should be hoping for the demise of Non-Union DCI carrriers such as Skywest.

No thanks. I'll stick to hoping for the demise of Mesa.

 

[JumpersAway]

Hopefully Orlando provides us a time to shine. Getting out of Atlanta and proving we have the service to grow would be nice. This should be further motivation to put D-0 to work for our on time.

Hey Brian LaBreque and Skippy- see what happens when you have competant leadership with a true desire to succeed.

 

[JumpersAway]

Also- has anybody else been using the service door to pass paperwork to the rampers in order to help work the system? I don't like doing it, but it works in a pinch. It suprises me that a lot of people think the service door is tied into the ACARS- it's not.

 

[goahead]

Wait till the W&B function works on the ACARS, it take less than a minutes to complete. Should be online next month.

 

[TOOL CRIB]

Not quite. If you look at the May bulletin, every one of those routes has a termination date that's either in May or in June. Those routes go to back to F8 on the termination date unless you see "discontinued" in the comments. However, that will probably not stand. Delta will probably change the June flying to ASA by mid-April.

Yeah I guess that's technically right, but in reality I highly doubt they would transfer all that flying for just one month and then transfer it back.

 

[McNugent]

why not? They let us open a base all the way out in LAX just to close it 6 months later

 

[shamrock]

You're gonna have to re-dye your spikey tips. Don't forget to carry your ipod with you either, dude. And no you can't. Good luck with that upgrade.

Trojan

Dammit, how many times have I asked nicely for you to lay off the spikey hair, iPod comments? Hey, I don't wear a hat and I own Oakleys, you got something to say about that too?

 

[B.T.Justice]

You are a bedpan my friend. Mesa pilots are ALPA pilots. You should be hoping for the demise of Non-Union DCI carrriers such as Skywest.

UAL was able for twist the arms of AWAC/SKYW/ACA for lower rates because of Mesa. They had their bankruptcy consultants pointing to Mesa's cost, and saying if they can - so can you. And because of that, I got to start my career all over again.

I don't remember any Mesa guys feeling guilty when they were able to underbid and force out 2 of the 3 carriers. Both were ALPA, and both had much better contracts than MESA. So sorry, I hope Mesa finally goes under, union brother or not. JO is looking to underbid averybody just to get some work, and most Mesa pilots were low time guys looking for a quick upgrade - which didn't happen.

With over 1.2 billion in cash and investments, I don't think SKYW is going anywhere.

 

[ASA_Aviator]

UAL was able for twist the arms of AWAC/SKYW/ACA for lower rates because of Mesa. They had their bankruptcy consultants pointing to Mesa's cost, and saying if they can - so can you. And because of that, I got to start my career all over again.

I don't remember any Mesa guys feeling guilty when they were able to underbid and force out 2 of the 3 carriers. Both were ALPA, and both had much better contracts than MESA. So sorry, I hope Mesa finally goes under, union brother or not. JO is looking to underbid averybody just to get some work, and most Mesa pilots were low time guys looking for a quick upgrade - which didn't happen.

With over 1.2 billion in cash and investments, I don't think SKYW is going anywhere.

Amen. I know it isn't the fault of the Mesa pilots, but their company has been dragging the entire industry down for way too long. Good riddance.